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icily

/ahy-suh-lee/US // ˈaɪ sə li //UK // (ˈaɪsɪlɪ) //

冰冷的,冰冰,冰雪聪明,冰凉的

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in an icy manner: I received him icily because of the harsh way he had treated me.

Examples

  • When Alexander finished, the president thanked him and then icily asked if he could do it over again, “but this time in English.”

  • Just remember who owns the flat,” Princess Margaret told Diana icily, “and who owns yours, too.

  • At ordinary runway shows, the models icily stare down the audience.

  • When Chris Wallace asked about Fitzgerald, Cheney icily responded, “I am going to pass on that.”

  • "Permit my servant to take those cushions which are beneath you," said Don Geronimo icily.

  • "When Mr. Ruthven Smith took an unwarrantable liberty," Knight finished the sentence icily.

  • Mr. Grex was icily calm, but there was menace of the most dangerous sort in his look and manner.

  • “I am sure I beg your pardon, Miss Thurston,” she rejoined icily, before she moved away.

  • "The time of a Venetian is his best gift to the State," the Capo made answer icily.